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William Light

Surveyor-General of South Australia who designed Adelaide's street plan in 1836 (1786–1839)

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About William Light

Lieutenant-Colonel William Light was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He was the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, known for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, and for designing the layout of its streets, six city squares, gardens and the figure-eight Adelaide Park Lands, in a plan later sometimes referred to as Light's Vision.

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Surveyor-General of South Australia

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain

Born

April 27, 1786

Died

October 6, 1839

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